Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A Pennsylvania company has just begun
to work gold mine in Charlotte county.
1t is said that the yield OF ore is very salts
factory.
James Grubbs, well.known and popular
citizen of Warren county, died suddenly OF
heart disease last Monday morning 10 his
Goth year.
Louis Herring, prominent crockery and
tinwsre dealer and manufacturer OF Peters
burg, died suddenly yesterday morning or
heart disease.
The road commissioners of GAINESVILLE
district, Fairfax county, have condemned
the bridge over Difficult run On the Alex
andria turnpike.
The Winchester and Potomac Railroad
Company announces q dividend OF 8 per
cent for the past six months, payable On
demand at the Company's office in Npches'
ter.
By request Of the vestry of ST. Paul's
Church. Richmond, Rev. Dr. Minnegerode
has Withdrawn his resignation as rector OF
that church. The withdrawal has caused
much Joy among the congregation.
The charity ball, which took place at
Richmond last night, was an interesting
event in society Among the managers
were Mrs Gov. Lee, Mrs. r. NJ Logan and
Mrs. Charles f. Stuart, o. Alexandria. Gov.
Lee delivered the coronation address.
Mr.. J. P. Cooper, of Isle of Wight, Eng.
land, who has for several months been as
ISOLATED with Mr.. w. l.. Royal in repre-
senting the English holders OF Virginia
bonds, will sail next Wednesday on the
steamer Elder Mr.. Cooper expects to re-
turn in March.
MIR. G.. E. Walraven, of Baltimore, and
Miss Jessie Caldwell, daughter of Postmas
ter l.. w. Caldwell, of War'enton, and sister
of Mr.. +. H. Caldwell, editor of the True In
der. were married yesterday. Rev. Walter
Robinson officiating The bride received
many handsome token.
At late hour "Wednesday night COLI
sion occurred on the Richmond and Peters
burg division of the Atlantic Coast Line
near Swift Creek, between passenger train
and freight train. Both locomotives were
disabled, the track blockaded and all trains
DELAYED No one was Injured. The acct
dent was caused by misplaced switch.
Judge VIM. Mclaughlin, of the thirteenth
judicial circuit, is holding a special term o
the Circuit Court of Fauquier county to try
the cases growing out of the suspension O
PAYNE & Co., late bankers at Warenton
Several of the most important of the case;
have been compromised and it is probable
most Of the others will be settled in tht
same way. A number of nice questions q:
to the liability Of drawers, indorsers nnd de
positors are involved in these cases.
The city council and mayor Of Winches
ter, in responding to the resolutions passeC
by the Vermont Legislature thanking the
citizens Of Winchester for aiding in the ded
ication of monuments to their fallen soldier;
on the battlefelds of Cedar Creek and Ope
quon, say 1.-THE citizens Of Winchester ap
prcciate highly your words of confidence
and good will, ard they reiterate the fac
that the monuments which the citizens 9
Vermont have erected on the fields of civil
strife at Opequon ard Cedar Creek to thu
memory of their dead shall be as faithfully
preserved and IS scrupulously protected q:
if they stood upon the battlelields of Yer
mont where Starke's courage illuminated
the patriotic hearts of Virginiaus and New
Englanders alike in the times that triet
mems souls, and when Washington aud Put
man stood shoulder to shoulder in thei
common defense of the freedom of the col
ones."